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Elon College, Elon College, N.C. 27244
February 7, 1980
SGA begins second
session tonight at 6
Tonight’s meeting of the
Student Senate will begin the
final four-month stretch of its
1979-80 session and is ex
pected to reconvene tonight
at 6 after a brief winter term
recess.
During this semester the
Senate is expected to com
plete legislation on the revised
Student Government Asso
ciation Constitution. The
Senate will also begin plans to
send Jeannie Hairston, their
Congressional Steering Com-
mitte member of the United
State Student Association, to
the aimual mid-year lobbying
conference held in College
Park, Md.
Other items include Spring
Weekend, the renovation of
the Senate room, preparing
for the upcoming Board of
Trustees meeting, and finally
the 1980-81 SGA elections.
According to a Senate
spokesperson, “We are very
optimistic about this semester
and we are looking forward
to a very successful conclu
sion to the 1979-80 school
year.”
Items on tonight’s agenda
include a State of the SGA by
the executive officers and a
financial report on the Dec.
6, 1979 pre-exam concert
sponsored by the SGA and
SUB.
The meeting is open to the
public.
Journalism offered
A major in English-Jour-
nalism has been approved by
the faculty. Several new
courses are being added to the
Communications curriculum
so that it is possible for some
students now in English and
journalism to graduate with
this degree in May 1981.
In requesting the new ma
jor, the English Department
said that it offers a strong
undergraduate degree for sev
eral potential career fields. It
calls for a good liberal arts
nucleus. Demand for more
journalism courses has re
mained consistent for several
years, and those seeking
majors in the field have
transferred to colleges offer
ing journalism. And the field
is not filled nor is it likely to
be because of its flexibility in
'News Briefs
News Briefs
Dr. George Troxler, associate professor of history, was in
Washington, D.C., this week attending a meeting of the Boy
Scouts of America. Dr. Troxler is on the national committee
for Health and Safety. Members considered policy and such
concerns as boating safety, merit badge regulations.
“Note Taking” will be the topic of the instant study skills
series being conducted by Continuing Education on Feb. 11
from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in 205 Mooney. Interested persons should
call Ext. 477.
Margaret Kent, instructor in the English Dept., is conducting
a workshop on Wednesday evenings through March 12 on
writing poetry, fiction and non-fiction.
Ms. Kent, a graduate of New York University,UNC-CH Md
UNCtG in writing, has published poetry and fiction and has
received awards in poetry.
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serving other fields in addi
tion to newspapers, maga
zines, and radio-television.
The minor in communica
tions will remain in place, for
concentrations in journalism
and in radio journalism.
The hyphenated major will
require English 111, 112, 221,
or 222, 231 or 232, 242 or
243, 351 and nine courses at
the 300-400 level. The jour
nalism courses are Comm.
210, 225, 245, 325, 420
(History of Journalism, Law
and Ethics), and 12 hours of
communications courses at
the 300-400 level. Totals are
21 hours of English above
freshman level and 33 semes
ter hours of communications,
or 54 hours. In addition,
several courses in other disci
plines are highly recom
mended for those majors.
A wintry spring start: is it waiting for more?
As we all can see this semester got'off to a cold and snowy start. The roads and sidewalks have
been covered and been iced over In places, making travel hazardous, with sprained ankles,
bruises and dents in plenty for the unwary. In spite of this, nearly everyoneei|)oys playing in the
snow and high spirits appear to be plentiful. We hope you all e^Joy It while it lasts, but be
careful.
Pre-law orientation offered
Campbell University School
of Law has announced a new
program designed to provide
promising undergraduates
with an orientation to law
school and the legal pro
fessions. The program is
limited to 20 studetns.
The orientation program
will be offered by the Law
Scshool during its eight-week
summer session. Interested
undergraduates who have
completed their sophomore
or junior years take a three-
credit hour seminar on legal
thought, the legal profession
and legal research and also
participate with rising second
and third year law students at
the law school in a regular
law school course.
The program will be espe
cially valuable to two groups
of students interested in
pursuing legal careers: those
eminently qualified for law
school but who are uncertain
whether they would enjoy law
school and law practice, and
those who because of LSAT
scores or undergraduate
grades seek to become more
competitive for law school
admission.
Brochures on the orienta
tion program are available in
the Career Planning and
Placement Office, 104 Ala
mance.
Board appoves PSO program
The town of Elon College
now has in operation a Public
Safety Department, approved
by the Board of Alderman in
December, which replaces the
separate police and fire de
partments.
In a move to, insiu'e more
protection of citizens and
students, to economize on
costs and manpower, and to
raise standards of training
and service, the town adopted
the new concept. All police
and fire officers will be
known as public safety offi
cers or PSO. All will cross-
train as policemen and fire
men and all will take emer
gency medical training (EMT).
Ralph D. Seagroves was
named chief of the Public
Safety Department. He re
commended and the town
board approved the following
members of the department:
Acting PSO Sgt. Eddie King,
Acting PSO Sgt. Bill Somers,
Acting PSO Sgt. Lonnie
Tingen, Acting PSO Sgt.
Bruce Newman; PSO Monte
Homer, PSO Kevin Crowder,
PSO James Holt, PSO Stan
McKethan, and PSO Eic
Strimple.
A new Recreation Advisory
Committee has been created
by the Town of Elon College.
Composed of seven members,
appointed by the Board of
Alderman, the committee is
empowered to advise on
recreation and to recommedn
action to the Board needed to
create and develop parks,
playgrounds, recreation cen
ters and their supervision for
persons of all ages.
Members of the committee
appointed are Frank Harris,
three-year term, Kenneth
Harper, two years, Janie
Brown, two yeas, and Noel
Inge, one year (all from inside
the town); and Williams
Goode, three years, Paul
Gaskill, two years, and Gail
Tilley, one year (fron outside
the corporate limits). Here
after, aU members appointed
will serve three-year terms.
Prof. Janie Brown was
named chairperson, and Ms.
Tilley was elected secretary of
the committee.